BUY TEEN! BUSINESS DIRECTORY
Independent Youth has created a directory of teen entrepreneurs and teen businesses nationwide. In addition to creating awareness and understanding of entrepreneurship for teens, IY also believes in supporting teen business.
To have your company listed in the BUY TEEN! BUSINESS DIRECTORY, contact Independent Youth by sending an email to info@independentyouth.org. You must be between under 21 years old to have your business listed.
ACCESSORIES
Twice Loved By Maggie B. (Maggie B., Founder)
Stylish unique handmade jewelry made from recycled items.
www.twicelovedbymaggieb.com
APPAREL
Reflection Apparel (Nate Marti, Founder)
Stylish tees with an important message on self-empowerment & improvement.
www.reflectyourlife.com
Stinky Feet Gurlz (Asya Gonzalez, Founder)
1940's inspired apparel and accessories.
www.stinkyfeetgurlz.com
BEAUTY
BLAMtastic (Lily & Melanie Sandler, Founders)
Lip balm for girls & guys.
www.blamtastic.com
Leanna's Hair (Leanna Archer, Founder)
All natural hair products.
www.leannashair.com
CRITIC/REVIEWER
Kid Critic USA (Lane Sutton, Founder)
Reviewer of kid-friendly activities, restaurants, books, and movies.
www.KidCriticUSA.com
Perry's Previews (Perry Chen, Founder)
Award-winning film & entertainment critic
www.perryspreviews.com
CULINARY
Lizzie Marie Cuisine (Lizzie Likness, Founder)
Health foods chef and speaker.
www.lizziemariecuisine.com
Cook Time With Remmi (Remmi Smith, Founder)
TV show host & culinary Kid that teaches kids how to cook healthy meals in the kitchen.
www.cooktimewithremmi.com
EDUCATIONAL PRODUCTS
Alchemist Empire Inc. (Anshul Samar, Founder)
A Chemistry Card Game designed to help kids explore the world of science.
www.elementeo.com
HOUSEHOLD GOODS
ManCans (Hart Main, Founder)
Man scented candles that come in a recycled soup can with recycled labels.
www.man-cans.com
MEDIA
Daniel Wetter
Freelance Journalist
http://about.me/danielwetter
Jay Swag Entertainment News (John Panichella, Founder)
An online media outlet of entertainment news and celebrity interviews.
www.jayswag.com
MISC. PRODUCTS/SERVICES
Guiltless Giving (Zack Gooding, Founder)
Dare to Care Kits (Hygiene kits for the homeless).
www.guiltlessgiving.com
Pencil Bugs (Jason O'Neill, Founder)
Pencil Bugs, bookmarks, greeting cards, and birthday invitations.
www.pencilbugs.com
Powerlight-Studios (Dani Bowman, Founder)
Professional animator and illustrator.
www.powerlight-studios.com
NON-PROFITS
Adele's Literacy Library (Adele Ann Taylor, Founder)
Donates brand new books and bookmarks to schools and organizations nationwide.
www.adelesliteracylibrary.org
Breaking the Chains (Riley Carney, Founder)
Created to help eliminate the bonds of illiteracy and proverty for children through education.
www.linkbylink.org
Empower Orphans (Neha Gupta, Founder)
A grassroots campaign aimed at improving the lives of orphaned and/or abandoned children globally.
www.empowerorphans.com
Riley's Toys (Riley Hebbard, Founder)
Collects and delivers toys to orphaned children throughout the African continent.
www.rileystoys.org
SPORTING GEAR & PRODUCTS
FancyFool Skateboards (Noel de Lesseps, Founder)
A skateboard company that sells a variety of skateboarding products.
www.fancyfool.com
Micro-Kites (C. Harley Ellis, Founder)
Fun and easy to fly kites for kids of all ages.
www.microkites.com
“Don't limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as your mind lets you. What you believe, remember, you can achieve.”
– Mary K Ash, founder of Mary Kay cosmetics
“As long as you're going to be thinking anyway, think big.”
– Donald Trump, real estate and entertainment mogul
“Success is often achieved by those who don't know that failure is inevitable.”
– Coco Chanel, fashion designer
“An entrepreneur tends to bite off a little more than he can chew hoping he'll quickly learn how to chew it.”
– Roy Ash, founder of Litton Industries
“You take on the responsibility for making your dream a reality.”
– Les Brown, founder of best-selling author and motivational speaker
“The critical ingredient is getting off your butt and doing something. It's as simple as that. A lot of people have ideas, but there are few who decide to do something about them now. Not tomorrow. Not next week. But today. The true entrepreneur is a doer, not a dreamer.”
– Nolan Bushnell, founder of Chuck E. Cheese's
“Genius is 1% inspiration, and 99% perspiration.”
– Thomas Edison, inventor and scientist
“Entrepreneurship is living a few years of your life like most people won't, so that you can live the rest of your life like most people can't.”
– Anonymous
“What I know is, is that if you do work that you love, and the work fulfills you, the rest will come.”
– Oprah Winfrey, business mogul, talk show host and producer
“Don't be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.”
– John D. Rockefeller, founder of Standard Oil Company
“I had to make my own living and my own opportunity! But I made it! Don't sit down and wait for the opportunities to come. Get up and make them!”
– Madam C.J. Walker, creator of a popular line of African-American hair care products and America's first black female millionaire
“If you dream it, you can do it.”
– Walt Disney, co-founder of The Walt Disney Company
“I think there is something more important than believing: Action! The world is full of dreamers. There aren't enough who will move ahead and take concrete steps to actualize their vision.”
– W. Clement Stone, Businessman
“Capital isn't that important in business. Experience isn't that important. You can get both of these things. What is important is ideas.”
– Harvey Firestone, founder of Firestone Tire & Rubber Co.
“You take on the responsibility for making your dream a reality.”
– Les Brown, founder of best-selling author and motivational speaker
“Find your passion...then it is no longer work!”
– L.A. Reid, co-founder of LaFace Records
“Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma- which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of other's opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. everything else is secondary.”
– Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple and Pixar
“The important this is not being afraid to take a chance. Remember, the greatest failure is to not try.”
– Debbi Fields, founder of Mrs. Fields Cookies
“The best reason to start an organization is to make meaning; to create a product or service to make the world a better place.”
– Guy Kawasaki, venture capitalist, CEO of Garage Technology Ventures